平特五不中 Desautels Faculty of Management - Juan Serpa's Recent Media Coverage /desautels/channels_item/215 en Mono-SOS app is helping prevent howler monkey executions in Costa Rica /desautels/node/1524929 <p>When howler monkeys swing from branch to branch in the canopy of Costa Rica鈥檚 forests, they sometimes encounter a deadly hazard: power lines. An app developed by 平特五不中 and Associate Professor <strong><a href="/desautels/juan-camilo-serpa">Juan Camilo Serpa</a>,</strong> who spearheads the Costa Rica Experiential Learning Course and Study Trip, is helping identify the hot spots where electrocutions occur.</p> Mon, 28 Oct 2024 18:38:50 +0000 平特五不中 平特五不中 Desautels BCom Wins McCAIS Undergraduate Research Award 2024 /desautels/node/1140475 <p>Bachelor of Commerce student <strong>Nikki Tye</strong> is the recipient of the 平特五不中 Collaborative for AI &amp; Society (McCAIS)鈥檚 Undergraduate Research Award (McURA) for Summer 2024. The $8,700 award, aimed at promoting interdisciplinary AI research in society, recognizes Nikki's project on "Protecting the Amazon Forest from Illegal Activity through Image Recognition and Operations Research: A Partnership with JungleKeepers and Peruvian Indigenous Communities."</p> Tue, 30 Apr 2024 18:51:24 +0000 平特五不中 Desautels-developed AI app is helping monkeys avoid injury in Costa Rica /desautels/node/452631 <p>When endangered howler monkey populations cross Costa Rica鈥檚 roads, they are vulnerable to injury from electrical wires and passing cars. Associate Professor<a href="/desautels/juan-camilo-serpa"> Juan Camilo Serpa</a>, partnering with Reserva Conchal, is using artificial intelligence to help prevent these injuries from occurring.</p> Fri, 20 Oct 2023 16:17:57 +0000 平特五不中 Artificial intelligence is helping Costa Rica NGOs preserve biodiversity /desautels/node/410770 <p>During a sabbatical year, <a href="/desautels/juan-camilo-serpa"><strong>Prof. Juan Camilo Serpa</strong></a> visited non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Costa Rica, and found that while they were doing a lot of great work to help animals, they had little access to advanced technologies like data analytics and artificial intelligence. This inspired Serpa to re-focus his research toward the country鈥檚 NGOs, so he could help them implement new technologies that maximize the impact of their efforts.</p> Tue, 10 Oct 2023 17:53:40 +0000 平特五不中 平特五不中 Desautels Costa Rica study trip applies data analytics to sustainability projects /desautels/node/238796 <p>平特五不中 students are working with Costa Rican non-governmental organizations to safeguard howler monkeys from road hazards. Through their research, they鈥檝e created a "Mono-SOS" website for accident reporting in partnership with a local NGO, SalveMonos.</p> Fri, 08 Sep 2023 16:32:28 +0000 平特五不中 Celebrating excellence in teaching at Desautels /desautels/node/87371 <p>Across programs and subject areas, the Desautels Faculty of Management recognizes the vital role that teaching plays in enriching the student experience and in inspiring the next generation of leaders.</p> <p>The Distinguished Teaching Award recipients聽<a href="/desautels/sujata-madan">Sujata Madan</a>聽and聽<a href="/desautels/juan-camilo-serpa">Juan Serpa</a>聽were honoured at 平特五不中鈥檚 2022 Management Convocation ceremony on June 1, for their excellence in teaching.</p> Fri, 10 Jun 2022 18:45:01 +0000 平特五不中 Delve: Using International Supply Chains For Peace in Times of War with Juan Camilo Serpa /desautels/node/87144 <p>Risk is a fact of life in business鈥攊t鈥檚 also an ever-present reality in times of war. Wars and armed conflicts embroil 60% of the developing world, and now Ukraine and Russia, posing a constant threat to commodity production, the flow of international supply chains, and the economic lifeblood of these nations.</p> Thu, 17 Mar 2022 20:35:00 +0000 平特五不中 Desautels鈥 Juan Camilo Serpa earns Principal鈥檚 Prize for Excellence in Teaching /desautels/node/83879 <p><strong><a href="/desautels/juan-camilo-serpa">Juan Camilo Serpa</a></strong>, Associate Professor of Operations Management, was recently recognized with the Principal鈥檚 Prize for Excellence in Teaching for an approach that engages students by asking them to use data analytics to see familiar data in novel ways.</p> <div class="bl-tpl"><a class="button--outline" href="/desautels/article/desautels-juan-camilo-serpa-earns-principals-prize-excellence-teaching">Learn more</a></div> Wed, 01 Dec 2021 16:54:10 +0000 平特五不中 COVID-19 pandemic spurs growth in data analytics and business intelligence /desautels/node/76580 <p>As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, companies are relying more heavily than ever on data analytics and business intelligence applications to weather the storm. Led by Professor <a href="/desautels/juan-camilo-serpa"><strong>Juan Serpa</strong></a>, a student-run initiative called COVID-QC is providing approximate real-time information about infection, death, and recovery numbers in Quebec to help leaders make more strategic, data-informed decisions.</p> Thu, 12 Nov 2020 21:47:28 +0000 平特五不中 平特五不中 team creates COVID-19 dashboard to monitor Montreal and Quebec cases /desautels/node/75746 <p>Under the supervision of Professors <b><a href="/desautels/juan-camilo-serpa">Juan Serpa</a>聽</b>and聽<strong><a href="/desautels/mehmet-gumus">Mehmet Gumus</a></strong>,聽a team of<strong> 平特五不中 Desautels </strong>students have partnered with students from the Faculty of Engineering to develop a dashboard that tracks COVID-19 cases in Montreal and Quebec.</p> Fri, 17 Apr 2020 17:51:56 +0000 平特五不中 Queen鈥檚 and 平特五不中 partner up through the Conflict Analytics Lab /desautels/node/75294 <p>Two of Canada鈥檚 most storied universities have joined forces to apply cutting-edge technology to the legal profession.</p> <p>The Queen鈥檚 University Faculty of Law and the Desautels Faculty of Management at 平特五不中 have partnered to advance the work of the Conflict Analytics Lab, a research lab that will widen access to justice using technology.</p> Wed, 05 Feb 2020 18:01:19 +0000 平特五不中 Delve: Optimizing Oversight for Improved Project Delivery /desautels/node/75293 <p>Holding someone accountable is no simple undertaking. Oversight is a necessary part of doing business but it鈥檚 cumbersome, requires resources, and is riddled with paperwork.</p> <p>While there may not be a single, all-encompassing technique to make scrutiny less cumbersome, 平特五不中鈥檚 <strong><a href="/desautels/juan-serpa">Juan Serpa</a></strong> and co-authors find that companies and government agencies can make simple adjustments to improve the efficiency of their checks and balances. The key is to be flexible and open to innovation.</p> Tue, 04 Feb 2020 14:31:01 +0000 平特五不中 2019 SSHRC Grants awarded /desautels/node/74949 <hr /> <p><big>Congratulations to the Desautels professors who received 2019 SSHRC Grants.</big></p> <p><strong>SSHRC Insight Development Grants</strong></p> Fri, 11 Oct 2019 16:21:35 +0000 平特五不中 Celebrating excellence in teaching at Desautels /desautels/node/74444 <p>Across programs and subject areas, the Desautels Faculty of Management recognizes the vital role that teaching plays in enriching the student experience and in inspiring the next generation of leaders.</p> <p>On May 16, the Desautels community gathered to recognize faculty who have gone above and beyond in their teaching. Congratulations to the following recipients of the 2018-19 teaching awards!</p> Tue, 21 May 2019 18:57:04 +0000 平特五不中 Building a better business through data analytics /desautels/node/74443 <p>Discover how Professor <a href="/desautels/juan-camilo-serpa"><strong>Juan Serpa</strong></a> and a team of Desautels students are using data analytics to streamline operations for Santropol Roulant.</p> <p><a href="https://reporter.mcgill.ca/building-a-better-business-through-data-analytics/" target="_blank">Read more in the <em>平特五不中 Reporter</em></a></p> Tue, 21 May 2019 18:46:07 +0000 平特五不中 Igniting the power of data analytics /desautels/node/74213 <p>Discover how Professor <a href="/desautels/juan-camilo-serpa"><strong>Juan Serpa</strong></a> and the 16 Desautels students comprising a new food analytics club are revolutionizing the operations of beloved NPO Santropol Roulant 鈥 and it鈥檚 all through the power of data analytics.</p> <p><a href="https://reporter.mcgill.ca/igniting-data-analytics-for-community-impact/" target="_blank">Read more in the <em>平特五不中 Reporter</em></a></p> Fri, 12 Apr 2019 18:51:48 +0000 平特五不中 平特五不中 Food Analytics Club presents Lecture & Hackathon /desautels/node/68497 <p>The <strong>平特五不中 Food Analytics Club (平特五不中 FAC)</strong> is a student-driven data analytics club that focuses on food. As the world is heading towards a massive food crisis the next decade, there is an urgent need to come up with solutions. Inspired and supported by Desautels Professor <strong><a href="/desautels/juan-camilo-serpa">Juan Camilo Serpa</a></strong>, the club members want to contribute to solving this food crisis with data analytics. This includes research, coding and outreach.</p> Fri, 09 Mar 2018 19:27:37 +0000 平特五不中 Desautels鈥 Juan Serpa included on Poets & Quants鈥檚 top 40 Undergrad profs list /desautels/node/67884 <p><em>Poets &amp; Quants </em>has released its inaugural 2017 Top Undergraduate Business Professors list, and on it is Desautels鈥 own <a href="/desautels/juan-camilo-serpa"><strong>Juan Camilo Serpa</strong></a>, Assistant Professor of Operations Management.</p> <p>Prof. Serpa鈥檚 students hail his enthusiastic approach and his unique teaching methods, which last year included using business statistics to predict a film鈥檚 chances at box-office success. He also holds 鈥渃office鈥 hours in caf茅s on the weekend.</p> Wed, 20 Sep 2017 20:18:23 +0000 平特五不中 2016-17 Desautels Teaching Awards /desautels/node/67466 <p>Congratulations to Professor <strong><a href="/desautels/juan-camilo-serpa">Juan Serpa</a></strong> and Professor <strong><a href="/desautels/sujata-madan">Sujata Madan</a></strong> who have been selected as the recipients of the聽<a href="/desautels/people/faculty-awards">2016-17 Desautels Faculty Teaching Award</a>聽for聽Undergraduate聽and聽Graduate聽teaching, respectively.聽</p> Wed, 17 May 2017 16:27:51 +0000 平特五不中 Desautels students uncover the secret to a successful movie /desautels/node/67200 <p>A team of Desautels undergraduate researchers from a business statistics class taught by Assistant Professor<strong> <a href="http://node/66279" target="_blank">Juan Camilo Serpa</a></strong> examined data from online film sites like IMDB and Rotten Tomatoes, plus box-office sales, to come up with a picture of just what it is that makes a movie successful. The team studied elements like star power, ratings and budget to determine the most influential factor.</p> Thu, 02 Mar 2017 15:57:04 +0000 平特五不中